Mission EAI2 Early Models of Atomic Structure

Mission EAI2 focuses on the main ideas of early atomic models of J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Neils Bohr. The mission consists of 36 questions organized into 3 Question Groups.

Learning Outcomes

  • The student should be able to describe how experimental evidence led to JJ Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom.
  • The student should be able to describe how experimental evidence led to Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom.
  • The student should be able to describe how experimental evidence led to Neils Bohr's quantum model of the atom.

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